Calendar
We practice on Mondays from 4:30 to 7:00. After Kickoff we have practices on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Mondays - 4:30 to 7:00
Fridays - 4:30 to 7:00
Saturdays - 10:00 to 3:00
2022-23 Season Calendar
Fall practices - Mondays, 4:30-7 pm
September 2022
Sept. 12, 2022, 4:30-7 pm - First team meeting of the season
Sept. 19, 2022, 6 pm - Student and parent orientation meeting
Sept. 22, 2022, 5:30 pm - Mentor meeting
Sept. 22, 2022 - Sept. 29, 2022 - First Event Registration - First Preference
Sept. 22, 2022 to Nov. 14, 2022 - Kit and Kickoff Registration Open
Sept. 30, 2022 - FIRST Grant applications due for Boeing Team Grants (can we apply for this with Lance Nichols as a mentor?) - AWARDED! NASA FRC Scholarship Grants
October 2022
Oct. 1, 2022 - Application deadline for Missoula MADE Holiday Craft Fair
Oct. 6 - Oct. 13, 2022 - Second Event Registration - Second Round Preference
Oct. 20-21, 2022 - Professional Development Days, No School (phone calls to businesses?)
Oct. 20, 2022 - Gianforte Foundation grant application deadline + 2022 Impact Report due
October 20, 2022 at 12:00pm (noon) Eastern Time - FIRST Drive Base Opt Out closes
Oct. 20, 2022 - Dec. 1, 2022 - FIRST Robotics Competition Safety Animation Award Opens
Oct. 22, 2022 - Lolo Rodeo Car Parking Fundraiser, need drivers? (Mr. Boot has details)
Oct. 27, 2022- Nov. 14, 2022 - Unrestricted Regional Event Registration Opens
Oct. 29, 2022, 1 to 4 pm. - Travelers' Rest State Park will be hosting our Corpse of Discovery Halloween event where volunteers can host a booth or game, or help with set-up or clean-up
October 31, 2022 - MRT3216 student leadership applications available. (Interviews will take place November 14)
November 2022
Nov. 3, 2022 - Feb. 9, 2023 - FIRST Robotics Competition Dean's List Award and Woodie Flowers Award Applications Open
Nov. 3, 2022 - Feb. 16, 2023 - FIRST Robotics Competition FIRST Impact Award Application Opens (previously called the Chairman’s Award)
Week of November 7, 2022 - NASA Awarded grants posted - AWARDED!
Nov. 14, 2022 - All FIRST Robotics Competition District Events and Regional Events Registration Closes + Registration payment due + Kit and Kickoff registration due; Student leadership interviews with Mr. Boot and Mr. Lande
Nov. 17, 2022 - Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit Release; Mentors and Leaders meeting 5:30 pm
Saturday, November 26, 2022 Sentinel Craft Fair and Show, (9am-3pm with setup starting at 7am. Contact Andrea Blouin & Ashley House by email at sentinelcraftfair@gmail.com if you have any questions.)
December 2022
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 Big Sky High School Holiday Craft Fair (7:00am-9:00am set up, 9:00am-3:00pm event happens)
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 - Missoula Holiday MADE Fair, 10 am to 5 pm at Adams Center, plus set up/tear down. (Set up Saturday: 1pm-8pm)
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 - VFW presentation
Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 - Team White Elephant gift exchange
Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, 2023 - Winter Vacation
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 5-7 pm - Food Bank Service Night
January 2023
Kickoff - Saturday, January 7, 2023 - Game Reveal & Kickoff Celebration Broadcast for 2023 FIRST® Robotics Competition season, CHARGED UPSM presented by Haas, 12 pm Eastern
Build Season Practices - Mondays 4:30-7 pm, Fridays 4:30-7 pm, and Saturdays 10 am - 3 pm
Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 - MLK Day Holiday, no school
January 21, 2023 - Hellgate Elementary FIRST Lego League Qualifying Tournament in Missoula
Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 - Records Day, no school
February 2023
February 1, 2023 - Order team t-shirts
Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 - Professional Development Day, no school
Robot Reveal: Saturday, February 18, 2023 - FIRST Stop Build Day, Week Zero (tentative)
Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 - President’s Holiday, no school
March 2023
March 1, 2023 - April 9, 2023 - 6 Weeks of FIRST Competition
Week 2 > Great Northern Regional Competition: Wednesday, March 8 to Saturday, March 11, 2023. Grand Forks, ND - 14 hrs drive
March 20-24, 2023 - Spring Break, no school
Week 5 > Idaho Regional Competition: Wednesday, March 29 to Saturday, April 1, 2023 - FIRST Idaho Regional Robotics Competition in Nampa, ID (Boise) - 7.5 hrs drive
Canadian Rockies Regional, Calgary, Alberta, Canada? - 7 hrs drive. Canceled in 2022.
Could we join the Pacific Northwest District?
April 2023
April 1, 2023 - Application deadline for Missoula MADE Summer Craft Fair
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 12:00pm to Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 10:00pm - FIRST Championship in Houston
May 2023
May 26 - 29, 2023 - MisCon - Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention (Aaron Santa Cruz said Justin Barba, MisCon CEO, said that it would be cool to have the Robotics Team do their own panel during one of the weekend days, and sell craft fair items as a merchant. email Justin chair@miscon.org)
8th Grade Open Houses (to be confirmed)
High School Assemblies (to be confirmed)
Team Awards Banquet: Monday, May 22, 2023 - (tentative)
June 2023
Saturday, June 3, 2023 - High School Graduation
Friday, June 9, 2023 - Last Day of School
Sunday, June 18, 2023 - Missoula Summer MADE Fair, Caras Park (to be confirmed) - Applications due April 1
July 2023
August 2023
Send fliers to each of the Missoula high schools for beginning of year recruiting